Germany – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Germany
GERMANY – A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 82,221,808
Female portion of population (2007): 51.02%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 13.9% |
| Ages 15-24 | 11.7% |
| Ages 25-49 | 36.3% |
| Ages 50-64 | 18.4% |
| Ages 65-79 | 15.2% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.6% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004):
- Female: 13.91%
- Male: 15.31%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 21.31%
- Male: 15.19%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 82.4 years female
- 77.2 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (1991): 240
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 4
Percentage using contraception (1992): 70.1%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 64.0%
- Male: 74.7%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 55.3%
- 1997: 64%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 8.3%
- Male: 8.4%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 34,522
- Male: 43,945
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 84.4%
Marriage rate (2007): 4.48 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2006): 2.3 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 1908
- – Male: 3045
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 134.7
- – Male: 215.3
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2002):
- – Incidence: 15.39
- – Death: 3.04
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2002):
- – Incidence: 130.81
- – Death: 27.59
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 908
- – Colorectal: 1858
- – Lung: 4061
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 45.10
- Male: 70.20
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 20.8
- Male: 61.2
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 15.42
- Male: 62.17 male
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week:
- Female: 2%
- Male: 9%
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita(2003): 1.29
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 1553.15
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female: 72.1%
- Male: 62.7%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 22%
- Male: 30.9%
Percentage overweight (2002):
- Female: 35.6%
- Male: 52.9%
Percentage obese (2002):
- Female: 23.3%
- Male: 22.5%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 71.8%
- Male: 70.2%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.